Industrial Minerals


Marico Chrome operation halts as new plant constructed

22 September 2011

by Mike O'Driscoll

The Verref-Samancor refractory chromite JV is to have a new plant by early 2012

Keywords: chromite, Chromite 2011, Marico Chrome Corp. Ltd, Samancor Chrome SA, Vereeniging Refractories, South Africa

The refractory grade chromite operation of Marico Chrome Corp. Ltd, South Africa, is to temporarily close as a new plant is to be built.

“The plan is to start up the new plant in February next year,” Neil McEwan, group technical and business development manager at Vereeniging Refractories (Pty) Ltd (Verref), told IM.

“This is to improve our efficiencies....